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Vimialp
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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 Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:37 pm Post subject: Internet Speeds |
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Don't you just hate it when your on the net and it chokes, or drops out? Well I do, especially when I pay for 256/64kbs and get an average of 74kbs. I've tried manya things to increase speeds, with some mild success. And it's not only me, I live in the metro area with a clean phone line, but it seems what you pay for isn't what you get!
This site has a good serverside tester.
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
Just scroll down to the personal test area (don't have to sign up) and select what you have, depending on what you choose, cable/adsl/other, the site will download a file and calculate the time it takes to download to your system (not harm full or a cookie).
At the end it will tell you, your current speed and will compare it to the rest of the country.
Note: For best results disable, IM Clients, IE, Browers, etc, But keep up firewalls and AV.  |
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Kenmcfa
Google Freak
Joined: 10 Sep 2005
Location: A wretched hive of scum and villany (Bathgate, Scotland)
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:04 am Post subject: |
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I'm definetly getting ripped off. I apparently have half-meg broadband. But get about 256 KB transfer speeds, shoddy customer service and a promise of a free line upgrade as soon as we tell them our account number. They didn't even give us an account number.
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Platypus
Ruler of the World
Joined: 15 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| It says I have 5.7 mbps and almost 700 KBps downloadd speed, I though oyr service advertised up to 4.5 mbps, I think I am ripping them off, lol. |
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iseededpeepl
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Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Location: Canada eh? eh? eh?
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| HaHa nice I'm downloading 3 times faster than the average person in my Province. Oh and I'm getting 2.4 MegaBits per second. I think that might be a tad to slow. 3.6 seconds to download 1 MB? |
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Platypus
Ruler of the World
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| I really get mad, though, when a server is slow, when I should be downloading at least 300 KBps, it says I am only getting 90-100 KBps. Why couldn't all servers just upload quickly and tailor to my needs? LOL |
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Vimialp
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Joined: 03 Sep 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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When your on a 1.5mps connection (constant and 5gb of bandwidth) it takes 15mins to download 40gb, that why next time i'm takeing a bigger harddrive  |
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Jimbob1989
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| With our ISP, they upgraded from 512kbs to 3mps (I think, might be 2) for free and continued to charge us the same price |
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Platypus
Ruler of the World
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. |
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Vimialp
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| for an extra 5$ i can double my speed |
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